"In the near future, the federal government creates a committee to rid society of books it deems unsuitable. The libraries vow to protect their collections, and with the help of local governments, form a military group to defend themselves---the Library Forces! Iku Kasahara has dreamed of joining the Library Defense Force ever since one of its soldiers stepped in to protect her favorite book from being confiscated in a bookstore when she was younger. But now that she's finally a recruit, she's finding her dream job to be a bit of a nightmare. Especially since her hard-hearted drill instructor seems to have it in for her!"--P. [4] of cover.
year: 2010, 2009, 2012, 2011, 2013, 2016
call number/section: 1000, 741.5
subjects: libraries, japan, comic books, strips, etc, graphic novels, science fiction comic books, strips, etc, censorship, librarians, fiction, prohibited books, freedom of information, books, censorship, manga, graphic novels
Editions
Yumi, Kiiro
Viz Media (2010)
"In the near future, the federal government creates a committee to rid society of books it deems unsuitable. The libraries vow to protect their collections, and with the help of local governments, form a military group to defend themselves---the Library Forces! Iku Kasahara has dreamed of joining the Library Defense Force ever since one of its soldiers stepped in to protect her favorite book from being confiscated in a bookstore when she was younger. But now that she's finally a recruit, she's finding her dream job to be a bit of a nightmare. Especially since her hard-hearted drill instructor seems to have it in for her!"--P. [4] of cover.
Schools: 8
Yumi, Kiiro
Viz Media (2009)
In the near future, the federal government creates a committee to rid society of books it deems unsuitable. The libraries vow to protect their collections, and with the help of local governments, form a military group to defend themselves---the Library Forces! Iku and Commander Inamine are abducted by Bakushu-kai terrorists, who demand sensitive material from the library's protected collection in return for the hostage! Dojo is worried about Iku, his problem student with limited field experience. But what Iku lacks in training she more than makes up for in gumption, and she is not going to let library material go without a fight!.
Schools: 6
Yumi, Kiiro
VIZ Media (2012)
Someone on the team is manipulating Iku, and using her attraction to Dojo against her, and Iku's role in the book burning is investigated by the Media Betterment Committee.
Schools: 4
Yumi, Kiiro
VIZ Media (2011)
The federal government creates a committee to rid society of all books it deems unsuitable, libraries team with local governments to form military groups to defend themselves, and Iku, a girl who has joined the Library Forces, is nervous that her parents will find out about her dangerous mission during their visit to her library.
Schools: 5
Yumi, Kiiro
VIZ Media, LLC (2013)
There is a groper in the library and Iku and Shibazaki go undercover to catch the pervert.
Schools: 4
Yumi, Kiiro
VIZ Media, LLC (2016)
"The war between the Library Forces and the government's censorship committee heats up. Iku Kasahara, once a lowly Library Forces recruit, is now a high-profile militia member, undercover and off the radar as she accompanies a censored author to a foreign embassy. All the while, her mentor and secret love Dojo is recovering from a gunshot wound. The last time she saw Dojo, Iku vowed to tell him her true feelings, but now she's not sure she can go through with it. Are Iku and Dojo destined to be together, or will the battle for books tear them apart?--Back cover.
Schools: 4